Masterclasses and Workshops
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Proud to be part of Nova Scotia's vibrant arts community, the Fountain School prioritizes connecting its students with local and international guest artists. You'll learn from a wide variety of performing artists, technical theatre professionals, designers and cinema and media theorists.
Special thanks to Debut Atlantic, Cecilia Concerts, Neptune Theatre, Scotia Festival of Music, Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance (LAMP), the Prismatic Festival, and Symphony Nova Scotia for their ongoing partnerships.
Check back often to get inspired and see what our season of learning opportunities has to offer.
础听Harpsichord Masterclass with Borys Medicky
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| Sept. 19 | 11:30am-1:30pm | 听 |
| Sheila K. Piercey Studio | Fountain School of Performing Arts 1385 Seymour St. Halifax NS |
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Join us for a masterclass with visiting artist Borys Medicky, who is all things harpsichord: performer, teacher, maker and technician. Medicky will lead a masterclass for 麻豆传媒鈥檚 piano students, teaching them how to approach the harpsichord, the Baroque instrument that has inspired some of the most beloved keyboard music still in the piano repertory. Drawing on decades of experience, Borys will coach Fountain School students on 麻豆传媒鈥檚 own double-manual French harpsichord by Willard Martin. Presented by Peter Allen鈥檚 Piano Studio and the Performing Arts Research Forum.
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Piano Masterclass with Magdalena von Eccher |
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| Oct. 3 | 11:30am-1:30pm | 听 |
| Room 406, Dal Arts Centre | |
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A big welcome to Magdalena, and the first ever University of Prince Edward Island pianist to visit听the Fountain School.
Magdalena von Eccher is recognized as one of Canada鈥檚 finest musicians.听 Her performances as solo pianist, with orchestra, collaborating with singers, and in chamber music are earning the highest praise from fellow musicians and are loved by audiences. She has been on faculty at the University of Lethbridge and McGill University and was recently appointed Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Prince Edward Island. Magdalena is an active soloist and chamber musician, performing regularly throughout North America and Europe. Recent engagements have included performances at the Festival of the Sound, McGill University鈥檚 Musical Chairs Festival, the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, and concerto appearances with the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra and the Rocky Mountain Symphony Orchestra.听
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Interdiciplinary Creation Masterclass with Ahmed Moneka |
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| Oct. 3 | 2:30-4:00pmpm | 听 |
| Studio 2, Dal Arts Centre | |
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Join Ahmed Moneka in exploring how our personal narratives, artistic passions, and collaborative relationships can all come together to shape the way we tell stories. Ahmed collaborates with amazing artists in Canada to deliver love and inspire togetherness and hope.
As an artist, Ahmed Moneka is driven by many aspects of his life and experiences, such as his family鈥檚 musical traditions and cultural identity, a sense of global connection, and his love for creation across disciplines. Ahmed鈥檚 hybrid work,听King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild, grew organically and collaboratively, weaving together theatre, an ancient Mesopotamian epic, and Arabic-maqam fusion music to tell a story that resonates beyond borders, labels, and genres.
Ahmed Moneka is a multidisciplinary artist specializing in acting in theatre / film and Afro-Middle Eastern music. Originally from Baghdad, Iraq, he was raised by a musical family, who honoured and preserved their Afro-Iraqi culture and traditions. His primary purpose as an artist is to spread love, peace, acceptance, and a sense of a 鈥済lobal community鈥� by connecting cultures, consequently countering the negative, stereotypical perspective of Arab culture. Ahmed鈥檚 hybrid theatre-music production,听King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild, premiered at Soulpepper in 2023 and will be co-presented by Prismatic Arts Festival and Neptune Theatre in Fall 2024.
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